Talent Acquisition Specialist

We are seeking Talent Acquisition Specialists for a financial services firm in Abu Dhabi. This is a full time position with a first six month deployment on site with our client, but a guarantee of full time employment upon completion of successful KPIs.

Job Purpose

Plan, organise and control recruitment activities for all professional and experienced staff as per requisition. Delivery of talent acquisition strategies through multiple channels including internet prospecting, networking, employee referrals, internet ads, industry contacts, association memberships, database searches and more.

Key Deliverables

• Develop the strategies to enable the optimal mix of nationals, expatriate employees, internal referrals, direct hires.
• Recommend innovative, leading-edge sourcing strategies;
• Implement the strategy; communicate progress against keymilestones;
• manage costs and delivery;
• Articulate our clients most attractive and compelling attributes to the current and potential employees.
• Articulate current perceptions of working within the organisation and the impact of these perceptions on the capacity to recruit top talent;
• Recommend strategies to enhance the employment brand in the candidate markets that are most important to the organisation;
• Manage the work flows and work loads;
• Deliver HR data, metrics and reporting to the leaders;
• Take action to continuously improve the service;
• Develop strong relationships with internal customers, including HR Leaders, HR Business Partners and users of the service;
• Respond to changing stakeholders needs by recommending newservices or service improvements;

Minimum Qualification

Diploma in business, management, human resources or related field

Minimum Experience

• 2 years' experience recruiting in a banking or finance environment (in-house or agency);
• Strong experience across multiple sourcing methodologies including careers site, MBA schools, in house database search, employee advocacy and LinkedIn;
• Ability to analyse and interpret data to build strategies and action plans;
• Excellent communication skills, collaborative style, including group presentation and facilitation skills;
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a growing and changing environment;
• Fluent in English, fluency in Arabic is highly desirable.